Marilyn Monroe

My digital artwork includes black and white pictures of Marilyn Monroe this is one of them.

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Marilyn Monroe

dqualter

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3+ Months Ago

nice! how did you do it?

jillysb

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3+ Months Ago

First of all I outlined it using Artrage and then I filled in the details with photoshop using a variety of brushes and even a chalk brush. I love black and white with a hint of color too so I made the lips the color of her lipstick. I used layers, and in some parts I blurred it a little bit to make it look more blended and I also used the smudge brush and the blur brush.

The only thing I'm not happy with are her ear rings.

Belk Media Group

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3+ Months Ago

Is Artrage some sort of tracing program?

jillysb

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you can use it like that or you can have it up as a ref

Not being funny but do you really think I traced all that!? (am I being a bit sensitive) I draw and paint both traditionally and digitally I draw a very thin out line but I can do it without, I also use art rage as a ref because my strong point is sketching traditionally.

oic atm I am in the would be spammers category I can understand that considering I've been on forums where a spammer has come on and left those sex ones. It can be very annoying...

Thanks for the compliment

Belk Media Group

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3+ Months Ago

Yes, I believe this is a trace job. You have a lot of hard contour lines very reminiscent of a trace. As a traditional sketch artist my self I wonder why you did not blend them out. Nice coloring job though.

jillysb

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3+ Months Ago

like I said I made a thin outline the rest was added so I don't know what you mean, I done most on photoshop maybe it's because I went over the thin lines but no way were they like that I'll show you another and tell me your thoughts please

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jillysb

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The reason I made Marilyn Monroe like that is because I'm trying to make tubes but never seem good enough

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Belk Media Group

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3+ Months Ago

Yes, see, vast difference between a sketch and a trace. I like the JB better. Nice job. I think you'd do a lot better to remove the hard outlines though.

jillysb

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3+ Months Ago

A true artist would I think. But with the hard outlines are you referring to MM or JB? see with JB I don't like his neck or his hair so I am improving on those things.

Thank you for the compliment btw

WritingBadCode

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3+ Months Ago

I'm not an expert in the field but I would also say that I like the JustinBieber one a little bit more. Personally I liked how you did his hair but its your call ofc to remake it if you want to do that.

jillysb

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3+ Months Ago

Thank you,I just think he's hair could've been done a bit better but I'm not re-doing it lol and have new pen and tablet and don't like this one as much as old so have to get used to it lol.. But no there are still things I like about the picture so not re-doing it lol

Fosco999

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3+ Months Ago

Wow those are all great. I do not have any experience with artage I am going to look into it!